Garment-supporter



J. N. AND C. A. FAUST.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1929.

Patented Oct 4, 1921.

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GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

Application filed June 7, 1920. Serial No. 386,936.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, J ACOBN. FAUs'r andCLYDE A. FAUST, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain ,new anduseful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to garment supporting belts of the class designedto be detachably secured inside of the garment and adjustable to thebody of the wearer, having particular relation to such belts worn forthe support of trousers.

To secure a satisfactory fit of the trousers to the wearer, requiresgenerally that the waist band be worn somewhat above the hips.Tightening the ordinary narrow belt about the waist sufficiently to holdthe trousers in the desired position occasions discomfort and wrinklesthe goods under the belt while wearing the belt loose permits thetrousers to sag. about the hips and lose their fit.

With the aim in view to obviate the diffi culties mentioned, the objectsof this invention are to provide a supporting belt which may be wornwithin the trousers and suitably constructed to hold them in correctposition without discomfort; to provide a light durable belt, suitablefor wear in all seasons and which retains its shape; to provide readymeans of adjusting the belt to the person of the wearer; and to providemeans for securely attaching the belt to the trousers, and for retainingunder garments within the belt.

We attain these objects by constructing the belt of durable porous abricof wide proportions, reinforced where necessary, and shaped to suitablysupport the trousers in correct. position. The .belt is in sectionsjoined by adjustable running straps permitting any desired adjustment bythe wearer, and permitting free movement of the body without theconstraint imposed by a one piece belt.

A novel arrangement of button holes provides positive attachment of thebelt to the trousers, and friction pads are employed to retain theshirtin place.

These and other advantages will be apparent in the followingdescription.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated a preferred embodimentof our invention in which Figure 1 represents a plan view of the outerside of the belt. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a part ofthe belt taken through its center between the points 22 and showing inelevation the improved adjusting means. Fig. 3 represents a sectionalview of the belt taken transversely at the line 33. Fig. 4 is afragmentary view illustrating the button fastening and a friction padfor retaining the shirt in place.

The belt as illustrated, comprises a back' portion 1 and two endportions 2 and 3, said end portions being provided'with any ordinaryfastening devices at their outer ends whereby the portions 2 and 3 maybe secured together at the front of the trousers. The end portions areadjustably secured to the back portion by means of the straps 4 and 5which are attached to the end portions, run through loops fixed to theback portion, and are fastened to adjusting straps 6 and 7 which latterare adjustably fastened together in front of the body. The body of thebelt is composed of a porous fabric 8 having longitudinally bands 8 atthe top and bottom edges and vertical bands 9 located at intervals alongthe length of the belt. The bands are of suitable fabric secured to thebody fabric as by stitching.

In order to preserve the shape of the belt under conditions of wear,reinforcement means are provided in the form of stiffening stays 8 and9. The stays are preferably inclosed between the body fabric and thebands 8 and 9, being held in position by the stitching with which thelatter are secured to the body fabric, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4.To receive the buttons by which the trousers are secured to the belt,buttonholes 10 are provided at suitable intervals in the upper part ofthe belt. It will be noted that the buttonholes are located between theparallel stays 8 and that when the belt is buttoned in place, asindicated in Fig. 4, the stays 8 underlie opposite edges of the button10* and hold the sides of the buttonhole 10 in alinement. Thisconstruction effectually prevents the buttons from accidentally workingout of the buttonholes, and permits the use of long buttonholes wherebythe length of the belt may be adjusted in relation to the waist handwithout changing the position of the buttons.

In order to overcome the tendency of a shirt to creep upwardly out ofthe trousers with the movement of the body of the Wearrunningconnection.

er, we have provided a plurality of shirt retaining devices 11, spacedat intervals upon the inner side of the belt. The devices illustratedare rubber pads having a plurality of outstanding integral fingers, andmay be sewed or otherwise secured to the fabric of the belt. The fingersgrip the fabric of the shirt and resist its tendency to work upwardlyfrom the waist.

The fit of the belt about the waist may be adjusted to any desireddegree by means of the straps 4 and 5 which unite the back section tothe front or end sections by a Adjusting straps 6 and 7 are attached tothe straps 4 and 5 and are secured together at the front of the belt bysuitable means. The adjustment of the belt is made after the frontsections are fastened together, and permits the wearer to change theadjustment at will without removin or disconnecting the belt. As bothsets 0' straps operate in the same manner, a description of one will begiven.

Fig. 2 illustrates, in' elevation, one of the similar straps 4: havingits two ends 12 secured in spaced attachment, as by sewing, to the endportion 2 of the belt. The strap 4 runs through a pair of loops 13,preferably formed of metal, secured by suitable means to the backportion 1 of the belt, and passes through a similar loop 14 carried onthe end of the adjusting strap 6, the stra 4 having free movementthrough all oftlib loops. 'Th'-" adjusting strap 6 is adapted to bebrought across the front of the belt when in position on the wearer andfastened to the complementary adjusting strap 7 by suitable means, suchas a buckle 15. belt by taking in or letting out the adjusting straps 6and 7. It will be seen that by tightening the adjusting straps, thestraps 4 and 5 are drawn through the loops on the back portion of thebelt reducing the space between theback and end ortions and'thus drawingthem together. he opposite result occurs upon loosening the straps. Itis preferable that the straps be made of wide webbing to avoiddiscomfort to the wearer from the pressure at the spaces between theportions of the belt.

A bill-fold 16 may be attached to one of the adjusting straps, as shownin Fig. 1. This feature has the merit of concealing the fold in anunusual mannerwith a secure attachment.

In attaching ,the belt for wear, it is buttoned to the inner side of thewaist of the trousers and the end portions 2 and 3 secured together atthe front by twosets of fastening devices 17 and 18, the fasteners 17being ordinary snap fasteners and the fasteners 18 comprising a hook andstud. The snap fasteners serve to prevent the accidental disengagementof the hook fas- The wearer may adjust the size of the.

teners. The belt is then adjusted to the desired fit by means of theadjustable straps 6 and 7 While we have herein described in detail thepreferred embodiment of our invention, we do not desire to be limitedthereby but aim to cover in the appended claims all modifications andequivalents falling within the scope of our invention.

VVe claim as our invention:

1. A supporting device for trousers or similar garments, comprising aback section and a pair of end sections, and flexible connectionsbetween each end section and the back section, said connections beingadjustable lengthwise to vary the distance between the end. and backsections and including a pair of straps extending lengthwise andforwardly for ,adijustable connection to each other at the front of thebody.

2. A garment supporting belt having a plurality of separately "formedsections,

movable longitudinally with respect to each other to adjust the lengthof the belt, and

attached to one of said sections and slidably passing through a loop ofan adjoining section, said straps having an adjustable interconnectionwhereby the space between the said sections may be varied at will.

4. A garment supporting belt having, in combination, a series of selfcontained sections com rising a back section and end. sections, ifnecting together said end sections forming the front of said belt, andflexible means for adjustably connecting said end sections to said backsection, said flexible means being slidable with respect to certainofthe sections and extended to the front of said belt and operabletherefrom to adjust the size of said belt.

5. A garment supporting belt having, in combination, a back section andend sections, means for detachably connecting together the outer ends ofsaid end sections, a pair of straps each having its ends fixed to theinner end of one of said end' sections and passing slidably through apair of loops fixed to the adjacent end of the back section, and a pairof adjusting straps each carrying a loop having slidable engagement withone of said first mentioned straps, said xed means for detachably con-vadjusting straps having adjustable interengagement.

6. A garment supporting belt having, in combination, a plurality of bodysections, a plurality of longitudinal and transverse bands afiixed tosaid body sections a plurality of stiffening agents inclosed within saidbands arranged in spaced parallel pairs, a plurality of spacedbuttonholes formed in said body sections positioned between saidparallel stiffening agents.

7 A garment supporting belt having, in combination, a back section andend sections adjustably connected-in continuous relation, a plurality ofbands attached to said sections and arranged longitudinally at the edgesand transversely 0 said sections, a

plurality of stays lIlOlOSGd between said bands and said sections,

20 tudinal bands inclosing a plurality of stays each of said longi'arranged spaced position substantially parallel, a plurality .ofelongated buttonholes spaced in said sections along said longitudinalbands positioned between pairs of said stays.

8. A garment supporting belt having in combination, a plurality of bodysections adjustably connected, a plurality of buttonholes formed in saidsections for attaching said belt to the inside of an outer garment, anda plurality of friction pads mounted on the inner side of said belt,each of said pads comprising a plurality of flexible fingers adapted toengage a roximate inner garment and resist its wit drawal therefrom.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

JACOB N. FAUST. CLYDE A. FAUST.

